At All Pro Home Improvements we are experts at all types of drywall installation and repair. Styles of drywall have changed a lot over the years. Using drywall techniques to add new architectural or design touches, or simply retexturing ceilings and walls, can dramatically change the overall appearance of a home with a relatively small investment.

Bull-nosed" or Rounded Corners
An upgrade in new homes that is quite common is replacing square cornered walls and windows with rounded ones.  This will instantly update any home. Finishing curved archways and circular windows this way is a very appealing touch.

Room Separation
Drywall can also be used to separate living rooms or dining rooms in many ways. Without sacrificing space, you can build an arch to divide a room for example. Adding a false "header" to create an arch or overhead plant shelf divides the room. This technique works very well on vaulted ceilings without making the room look "cut up."

Ceilings
You can create a lovely effect in the dining room with sculptured ceilings. Replacing sprayed acoustic ceilings with textured drywall enables homeowners to clean, paint and apply crown molding or other special trim to their ceilings.

Drywall Textures

Walls and ceilings can be finished in many different ways. Retexturing or smoothing walls can freshen and modernize older homes or even return the original character to period homes that may have been carelessly remodeled.

Changing up the old-fashioned styles of texture (such as skip & trowel or brushed) can significantly freshen and update a 30-year-old home.

On the other hand, covering those styles of texture with a new layer of hand-troweled joint compound to resemble plaster could restore the charm to a 1900 Victorian.

Custom textures and treatments, such as combining textured walls with totally smooth ceilings, can give a home a unique look.